News and Events

Upcoming Community Spay Neuter Days:

     June 3   Greenwood, Mooresville, Plainfield
    June 17    Greenwood , Southport, Plainfield
    July   1      Greenwood, Martinsville, Mooresville
    July   15   Greenwood, Mooresville, Plainfield

Sign Up Today on our spay neuter services page for High Quality --
Low Cost spay/neuter for your pet or a feral cat you are feeding!

5/15/2009
         Great Deal on ADVANTAGE FLEA MEDICINE!!!
        We received a donation of a few dozen boxes of Advantage flea treatment for dogs and puppies 7 weeks and older AND 10lbs. and under. To raise money for our spay/neuter programs for homeless pets, we are selling these for $48 for a box of 6 applications. This is the topical solution that comes in single doses, applied on back of pet between shoulders and kills fleas within 12 hours. (The typical price for this is $63 or higher.)
        We will have this available to purchase online shortly, otherwise please contact us at 317 727 9183 to purchase. Thank you for supporting us!

Celebrate summer with us at these fun events:

Sat. June 6 (9-2) Pebble Creek Mobile Home Park--annual neighborhood garage sale, block party. We will have an information booth, along with freebies for our animal friends. Learn more about our SNIP Community Low Cost Spay Neuter Days and sign up your pet! Located on Stop 18 Road in Greenwood, Indiana.

Sat. June 6 (9-1) Strange Brew Coffee is hosting a fundraising art event to benefit SNIP. Local artist Mike Altman will have original works available, and will also be doing caricatures of people and pets on the lawn. If your pet is a bit shy, bring a photo and Mike will do a drawing from the photo. SNIP volunteers will also be on hand to provide spay neuter information and you may also sign up your pet for a Community Low Cost Spay Neuter Day. Located on Smith Valley Rd, in Greenwood, Indiana.

Sat. June 13 (11-4) The Indiana State Museum will have the Scales and Tails Festival in downtown Indianapolis, SNIP has been invited to participate. We will have an information booth and our mascot "Neutered Nate" will be visiting with the kids. Please stop by and say hello.

3/9/2009 The Community of Painted Hills, Martinsville will have a special day for felines on April 1 as we team up to "Beat the Heat" with a Feline Spay Neuter Day. We will be picking up cats at the clubhouse in the morning and transporting them to the SPOT Clinic for their surgeries, then returning them back late afternoon--same day. The "Beat the Heat" cost is just $25 per cat for Morgan County residents. You do not have to live in Painted Hills to participate, if it is convenient for you to bring your cat(s) then please join us. Painted Hills is located off SR 252 between Martinsville and Morgantown in Morgan County. Call us today to reserve your cat's spot (317) 727-9183.

2/27/2009

SNIP "Beat the Heat" campaign begins March 1 for residents of Morgan County. During a limited time, get your cat spayed or neutered for just $25. Cats are now going into heat, avoid a litter by reserving your cat's appointment for our next Community Day. Call us today and "Beat the Heat"!! 317-727-9183

2/6/2009 A Big Thank You to everyone who purchased chocolates for Valentine's Day. We do sell the chocolates here on our website and at community events year round, so if you did not get a chance to place an order in time for Valentine's Day this year, please consider the chocolates for Easter, Mother's Day or a special occasion.

1/25/2009

"SNIP" and Stoney Creek Pet Clinic joined efforts to save a gorgeous cat named Sam who was suffering from a severe case of stomatitis and was brought to the clinic to be euthanized by his owner, a retired lady who due to financial conditions could not afford the surgery to treat his condition. Thanks to a grant awarded to our organization by the Humane Society of the United States, Sam was able to receive the life saving surgery that he needed, along with much love and attention from the staff at Stoney Creek. He is back home with his owner and is recovering well.

It is easy to overlook a dental condition that could be causing your cat extreme pain and weight loss, as well as other serious medical problems. The stomatitis that Sam was suffering from caused his gums, particularly in the upper back of his mouth, to become extremely inflamed. When the condition becomes severe enough, the treatment required as in Sam's case may be a full mouth extraction of his teeth. Please always remember to check your cat's mouth regularly.

1/11/2009

Eat Chocolate . . . Save Animals! We are now taking chocolate orders for Valentine's Day Feb 14. The chocolates are made fresh and per order, so be sure to place yours by Feb 3 to have them for Valentine's Day. Elizabeth has added the chocolate sampler for us this year, and of course we have the gourmet truffles and turtles. Please go to the Chocolate Rescue page for information and ordering.

By purchasing chocolates from SNIP you are greatly assisting animals as 50% of the purchase price goes to SNIP so that we may continue our efforts to reduce pet overpopulation. Thank you for your support!

1/2/2009

"SNIP" Low Cost Vaccine and Wellness Clinics begin this month! Rabies vaccines, distemper, microchipping, flea/deworming, nail trimming will all be available at low cost with a licensed veterinarian .

Clinics will be Mondays Jan 12 & 26; also Feb 9 & 23.

Thank You for allowing us to assist you with your pets during this past year. Please consider our nonprofit organization for your charitable donation this holiday season.

11/21/2008

Just announced---Two more transportation days for your pet to the spay neuter clinic:

Wed. Dec. 10 from Greenwood and Mooresville. Tues. Dec. 16 from Martinsville and Plainfield.

Female Cats: $35 Male Cats: $30 Feral Cats in traps: $35(includes rabies/ear tip) Go to our Spay Neuter Assistance page and look for the SPOT Clinic to sign up/pay online.

We will be at the Perry Meridian Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 11 with fresh truffles and turtles from "The Best Chocolate in Town". We will also be taking orders for Christmas which can be shipped anywhere in the U.S., or will be available for pick up the week of Dec. 15. A generous 50% of the proceeds goes to our organization to help homeless pets and to promote spay/neuter programs. Please stop by and say hello!!

10/26/2008

We will be at the Center Grove Craft Fair in Greenwood this Saturday, Nov 1, and will have our gourmet truffles and turtles available as we raise funds for our spay neuter programs. Please stop by and say hello, the fair offers a variety of unique, local hand made gifts for the holidays, and we will be taking chocolate orders as well. Hope to see you there!

10/8/2008

Come visit us at the 62nd annual Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday October 25. We will have chocolates from "The Best Chocolate in Town" to raise funds for our homeless pet program, and our beloved mascot Neutered Nate says he will be there to scare away the goblins.

The historic town of Irvington is a small area of Indianapolis, rich in culture and history, founded in 1870. The annual festival began as a costume parade and window painting activity in 1946 as a way to boost children's positive attitudes during the rationing days of WWII. The residents have carried on this tradition now for 62 years!

The day long event is full of fun Halloween activities for the entire family, including ghost tours, arts and crafts, window painting, scary stories and of course a costume parade.

Please stop by and say hello, and take home some chocolate.

10/8/2008

We will be at the Speck's Pet Supply Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday October 15, from 10-2 in Greenwood. There will be several rescue groups there, and our own volunteer Judy will have several kittens whose mother was a feral. Judy has been able to socialize these kittens to the point that they are very sociable and adoptable. They went along on one of our September transports and have been spayed/neutered, and vaccinated. An adoption application will be required along with a home visit. (The mother cat was also spayed after some work in trapping her, and released back to her original area.) Please stop by and say hello.

10/8/2008

Join us this Saturday, October 11, to support the Humane Society of Johnson County at their 10th annual Paw Pounder Dog Walk in Greenwood. Registration is at 8:30 am with the walk kicking off at 11am. There will be informational booths, free handouts and a blessing of the animals. Contact us if you wish to walk in our "pack".

9/6/2008

The Gas America Oil Company recently recognized the "SNIP" free transportation program by naming "SNIP" President Tonja Robertson as a Hometown Hero. The transport program, which has been in operation for nearly 1 year, provides free transportation for pets to a spay neuter clinic and is particularly helpful for the elderly and persons whose schedules make it difficult for them to get their pets in to the vet for spay/neuters. "SNIP" volunteers do not get paid for taking the pets to the vet, and they pay for gas out of their own pockets. The Hometown Hero award is to recognize efforts to make communities better, in this case to reduce pet overpopulation.

In addition to a plaque, "SNIP" received a $250 gas gift certificate from Gas America. "We are very appreciative of the support from Gas America as we are all volunteers and we want to continue assisting the public in obtaining spay neuter services as a way of giving back to the community" stated Tonja.

9/18/2008

We have just added Wed Oct. 1 for our next FELINE transport day to the spay neuter clinic. Please go to our Spay Neuter Services page and sign up and pay online under the SPOT program. We will be picking up cats at the usual locations in Greenwood and Mooresville in the morning, then returning the pets after surgery the same day around 5pm. Since we have a limited number of slots we fill up quickly so don't delay.

We have just added Wed. Sept 17 for free transportation for your cat to the SPOT Clinic. Please go to the Spay Neuter Services Page and look for the SPOT Clinic to register your cat.

8/18/2008

Two more transport days have just been set for free transportation for your pet to the SPOT Clinic, Thursday August 28, and Wednesday Sept 3. We will be picking up pets at our usual locations in Greenwood, Mooresville and Plainfield in the morning and returning them back the same day--late afternoon. We have limited slots available and with the large number on our waiting list we expect these dates to fill up quickly so please register your pet today.

6/27/2008
         "SNIP" awarded Humane Society of United States grant!
         The largest animal protection organization, HSUS, has just announced the awardees of their Foreclosure and Financial Crisis Pet Fund. Our local, grassroots organization was 1 of only 11 throughout the United States to be selected to receive this grant to assist pet owners struggling to care for their pets.
      In order to reach as many persons needing assistance as possible, we are partnering with other social service organizations in our area which include Morgan County WIC, Mooresville Senior Citizen Center, Churches in Mission Food Pantry, Desert Rose Women's Shelter, Ted's Feed Store.
     To request assistance, pet owners are asked to complete the financial request form online on our spay neuter services page. If they do not have access to the internet then pet owners may call and we will take the application by phone. One of our volunteers will then review the application and contact the pet owner.
     Due to the recent disasterous flooding in southern Indiana, we believe these funds will be especially helpful as pet owners struggle financially to care for their pets.
     Thank you to the HSUS.

7/28/2008 We are now full for this week's trip to the spay neuter clinic. Our next transport day is Wed. August 13, go to our spay neuter services page and look for the SPOT Clinic to sign up your pet. Please note these appointments fill up fast, so register your pet asap.

7/8/2008
We will be providing free transportation to the SPOT spay neuter clinic on Tuesday July 15 from the Greenwood, Mooresville areas. Sign up your pet today on our spay neuter services page.

5/22/2008
A transport date for pets has just been added for Wed May 28 from Greenwood, Martinsville and Mooresville to the SPOT Clinic. We will be picking up pets at our regular locations (Strange Brew Coffee, Starbucks and Carnegie Building) between 8-9am and returning pets in the late afternoon--same day.
Spaces are limited, sign up and pay online on our spay neuter services page under the SPOT Clinic. We will confirm your appointment and provide additional information upon receipt.

5/2/2008
Farmer's Market opens this Saturday!!
For the second year, "SNIP" will have an information table at the local Mooresville Farmer's Market every Saturday through August. Stop by to pick up handouts and find out about the benefits of having your pet fixed. Also we will have low cost spay neuter vouchers on hand for purchase, and we can even sign up your pet for surgery at a partner veterinary clinic.

Tonja will have warm muffins just out of the oven to help raise funds for our programs. Clara is putting together the 1st annual ugly dog contest and the date will be announced soon.

We will have free pet food samples so stop by and say hello. The Farmer's Market is located in the old downtown of Mooresville, next to the Carnegie Building, just look for the signs throughout town!
Hope to see everyone there!

4/23/2008 was "Community Spay Neuter Day" in Mooresville
"SNIP" volunteers Cassie and Krys give some TLC to kitties recovering from surgery .
A big Thanks to all those who brought their kitties Wednesday to a "SNIP" Low Cost Community Spay Neuter Day to help prevent litters! The Neuter Scooter is a mobile spay neuter surgical unit with a veterinarian and staff that spent the day providing the surgeries. There were 37 kitties who were spayed or neutered, and most were in need of the free vaccinations as well. Also thanks to Dunkin' Donuts for the delicious donuts!

     4/17/2008
        Mother's Day is May 11, and we hear Elizabeth is hard at work planning many mouth watering chocolate truffles, turtles and toffees to "thank mom". Place your order today--always made fresh upon receiving your order! Go to our Chocolate Rescue page to learn more. (These truffles were named " Best
in Indy" by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine)
    Eat Chocolate . . . Save Animals

4/10/2008
       We will be hosting "The Neuter Scooter" for a Community Spay Neuter day on Wed. April 23 in Mooresville. Get your kitty fixed for just $40 which includes vaccines! The cost is only $20 for Morgan County residents, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Morgan County.
                   **You may bring more than 1 kitty**
     All cats must be pre-registered. Call us if you are a resident of Morgan County, otherwise please sign up on our spay neuter services/Neuter Scooter page on this website.
      Free Dunkin Donuts and Coffee!
     We hope to see you there!

4/5/2008
"Beat the Heat"campaign to fix cats and kittens--just $20 per pet! Wed. April 9 we will for the 3rd week in a row (!) be transporting pets to a spay neuter clinic from Greenwood and Martinsville Starbucks in the morning and returning them in the afternoon.
This is convenient for Greenwood, Mooresville and Martinsville residents!
Limited slots available please call us to register your kitty. (317-727-9183)

We can transport dogs as well, for those over 40 lbs we have funds available through a special program to reduce the cost to just $15 for a spay or neuter.

2/18/2008 New Volunteer Opportunity
We are looking for area "Cat Ladies" to gather together a group of 6 or more cats who need to be fixed by contacting friends, relatives, neighbors, strangers. We will do the rest including providing transportation to the Pets ALIVE Clinic or another partner clinic on prearranged days. Join with us to help reduce pet overpopulation and homelessness. Email or call if you would like to help.

2/9/2008
     Today is the kick-off for our "Beat the Heat" campaign. Spay your female cat for only $20 ! We can also do a great price on males too.
     Look for our flyers and newspaper ads - call us at 317 727 9183 to register your kitty !

     Click on the link below to see the cute flyer.

1/23/2008
A big "Thank You" to Dunkin' Donuts for supporting our upcoming Feb. 20th Neuter Scooter event in Mooresville! All pet owners will be able to enjoy free Dunkin' Donuts and coffee while checking their pets in for surgery and meeting other animal lovers.
Thank You Dunkin' Donuts for partnering with us!!

1/20/2008
Our Chocolate Rescue Project is now accepting orders for Valentines Day (Feb. 14). It may be 4 weeks away, however after the feature in Indianapolis Monthly , and being chosen for "the best truffles in Indy", our chocolatier Elizabeth was overwhelmed with Christmas orders and was pushed to the limit with all the orders she received. Please go to our Chocolate Rescue page for further information and ordering info. Our chocolates are for human consumption only. Get your order in--today!

Spay Neuter Indiana Pets, Inc. "SNIP" says Thank You to the Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. for awarding us our very first grant in the amount of $3000! We will be able to assist Morgan County residents to obtain spay neuter surgeries at a reduced cost in order to reduce pet overpopulation. Pet owners may request assistance by submitting the financial request form online, just go to our spay neuter services page, or by phone.

12/21/2007
Yesterday was another busy Community Spay Neuter Day. This event took place at the Animal Hospital of Martinsville and we appreciate everyone's help with getting more kitties "fixed". One pet owner was surprised to find out the kitty she had named Bob and thought was a male was actually a female cat. She was considering the new name of Bobette.

12/19/2007 Chocolate Rescue orders were delivered to customers in the Greenwood area today. All orders for Mooresville and Southport will be delivered on Friday 12/21, and all orders for Fortville will be delivered on Monday 12/24.

12/13/2007
          Thank you to everyone for supporting our Chocolate Rescue program, we are now past the deadline to guarantee Christmas delivery. We can take orders for New Years and of course Valentines Day is perfect for chocolate.
        Also we were excited to see Elizabeth in this month's Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, receiving the award for best chocolate truffles in Indy! We are very happy to be partnering with her to help animals.

12/7/2007
Our first Official "SNIP" transport will occur next Wed. as our group will transport, free of charge, a group of kitties to the Pets ALIVE Clinic in Bloomington to be spayed and neutered. Along with the kitties will be a gorgeous little pit bull puppy hitching a ride for his pediatric neuter. We are providing this free transportation service as an additional option for persons with busy schedules or those without transportation. Pets ALIVE will be transporting the pets back after completion of surgeries.

12/7/2007
Thank You to all who participated in our Martinsville Community Spay Neuter Day yesterday. We had alot of cute kitties who are now a part of our effort to solve pet overpopulation in Morgan County. Thanks to Erica for working on her day off to help get the kitties prepped for surgery.

12/6/2007
"Little Oprah" has had her spay surgery and came through with flying colors. (This is the little rescue kitten that Brenda was able to rescue from the jaws of a coyote) We hear from Brenda that Little Oprah has recuperated and is ready to start climbing the Christmas tree. Thanks to Dr. Sharon for her help.

11/28/2007
                Today was our first "Neuter Scooter" event in Morgan County. We had quite a crowd of beautiful kitties who were spayed or neutered by Dr. Peavy.
                Thanks to all the owners and the "caretakers" who brought in stray cats from their neighborhood ! Plus a special thanks to the "Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc." for providing funds for this event.
                The "Neuter Scooter" will be in Morgan County again (Mooresville) on February 20th. Go to our Spay Neuter Services page to sign up.

11/12/2007
On Saturday Dec. 1, the town of Mooresville will be the place to be with the annual "Victorian Christmas" in the downtown area. Many family activities take place, plus lots of carolers, hot chocolate, and of course Santa in victorian dress. We will again be selling our chocolates, we will be in the Carnegie Building so please stop by and say hello, you won't be able to resist the chocolates. We will again be taking orders for Christmas. Orders may be shipped or we will be in Greenwood Dec. 6, 13, 20 with preorders, and will be in Mooresville with preorders to be picked up on Dec. 7, 14, 21. You must let us know when you place your order if you want them shipped, or if you prefer to pick them up and have the shipping fee credited to you.

11/11/2007
Center Grove Craft Fair was a success! The kickoff of our Chocolate Rescue Project was 2 weeks ago at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana, and what a turnout. The doors opened at 8:30 and the shoppers flowed in until nearly closing time at 4pm. We nearly sold out of our truffles, and did sell out of our toffee. We also took Christmas orders.
Thank you Elizabeth G. for partnering with us and creating the most magnificent chocolates.
Perry Meridian Fair in Greenwood this past Saturday was another success, we sold more chocolates and handed out information on our spay neuter programs.

10/30/2007
Brenda is rescheduling with Dr. Sharon who will be spaying the little cat that was attacked and nearly killed by a coyote in September. Brenda was able to scare the coyote off, scoop up the little girl who was limp and in shock, and get her in for emergency treatment. Her hair has just about all grown back in from the puncture wounds, and Brenda says she flies down the hallway. A happy outcome.

10/28/2007
What a fantastic conference we have just returned from! Petsmart Charities "Fix It Forum" in Chicago focusing on spay neuter was very successful with representatives from all over the country. During the 3 day event we were able to network and share ideas with others interested in solving pet overpopulation, and we also attended numerous seminars on topics such as feral cats, working with local vets, and finding new funding sources to assist low income families. We now will work to integrate these ideas into areas in Central and Southern Indiana such as Paragon, Morgantown and Monrovia, Southport and Greenwood.

We have a wide array of experience including 2 volunteers (Clara and Linda) with extensive rescue and adoption experience, animal control experience, (Tonja) feline special needs and geriatric care, (Leslie) sales and marketing, and even construction. Julian is our numbers guy who keeps us very organized, and is involved in most of our community events, and we have Brenda reviewing our Chocolate Rescue project, and Dr. Sharon (DVM) is always there for us! All of our efforts are due to our love for animals. We are all volunteers, and even though we do not get paid monetarily, we do get much more through our satisfaction of helping our community and animals, and by making the world just a little better from our efforts.